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Too Many Boats Playbill - September 1934
Too Many Boats
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Owen Davis
People (48)
Ruth Abbott
Betty Withers
(Original)
Richard Bond
Juan
(Original)
Horace Braham
Major Von Kurtz
(Original)
Eleazer Brice
Private Tousant Greer
(Original)
Alston Burleigh
Captain Chaplain Randolph
(Original)
A.B. Comatheire
Private Brant
(Original)
John Davis
Private Joe Grey
(Original)
Nancy Dover
Barbara Lake
(Original)
James Dunmore
Private Paul Simon
(Original)
Ernest Evans
Private George Acorne
(Original)
John Ferguson
Private John Smith
(Original)
Helen Flint
Thelma Von Kurtz
(Original)
Ruth Gates
Mrs. Hart
(Original)
Shirley Gibbs
Nancy Carter
(Original)
James Gill
Private Peter Lee
(Original)
Jesse Gines
Sergeant Robert Washington
(Original)
Earl Goff
Private Franklin
(Original)
Mitchell Harris
Colonel Hart
(Original)
Arnie Howard
Private Franklin Southern
(Original)
Charles Rann Kennedy
Lt. Col. Mathewson
(Original)
Earle Larimore
Captain "Cork" Coates
(Original)
Herman Lynn
Private Louie Wadlin
(Original)
Eric Mansfield
Lieutenant Willard
(Original)
John Marriott
1st Sergeant Warren
(Original)
Joseph Martin
Private Jeff Woodbury
(Original)
Donald McClelland
Captain Withers
(Original)
Mack McCoy
Private Isiah Crowle
(Original)
Henderson Muziel
Private Peter Lazarus
(Original)
Brandon Peters
Lt. Col. Decker
(Original)
Hayes Prior
Private Grumbly
(Original)
John Remy
Private Anthony Caesar
(Original)
Elmore Sanders
Private Marc Samson
(Original)
Frank Shannon
Lieutenant Shard
(Original)
William Smith
Private Thomas Jackson
(Original)
Charles Stewart
Sentry No. 5
(Original)
Al Stokes
Private Dinkin
(Original)
Louis Teague
Private Joe Tompkins
(Original)
Anne Teeman
Julie Shaw
(Original)
Joseph Tiggs
Private Jeff Wendel
(Original)
Rudolph Toombs
Corporal Murphy
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Corporal Rivins
(Original)
Henry Whittemore
Major Hunt
(Original)
Frank Williams
Private Elisah Cunningham
(Original)
Harry Worth
Captain Brannan
(Original)
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Ruth Abbott
Betty Withers
(Original)
Richard Bond
Juan
(Original)
Horace Braham
Major Von Kurtz
(Original)
Eleazer Brice
Private Tousant Greer
(Original)
Alston Burleigh
Captain Chaplain Randolph
(Original)
A.B. Comatheire
Private Brant
(Original)
John Davis
Private Joe Grey
(Original)
Nancy Dover
Barbara Lake
(Original)
James Dunmore
Private Paul Simon
(Original)
Ernest Evans
Private George Acorne
(Original)
John Ferguson
Private John Smith
(Original)
Helen Flint
Thelma Von Kurtz
(Original)
Ruth Gates
Mrs. Hart
(Original)
Shirley Gibbs
Nancy Carter
(Original)
James Gill
Private Peter Lee
(Original)
Jesse Gines
Sergeant Robert Washington
(Original)
Earl Goff
Private Franklin
(Original)
Mitchell Harris
Colonel Hart
(Original)
Arnie Howard
Private Franklin Southern
(Original)
Charles Rann Kennedy
Lt. Col. Mathewson
(Original)
Earle Larimore
Captain "Cork" Coates
(Original)
Herman Lynn
Private Louie Wadlin
(Original)
Eric Mansfield
Lieutenant Willard
(Original)
John Marriott
1st Sergeant Warren
(Original)
Joseph Martin
Private Jeff Woodbury
(Original)
Donald McClelland
Captain Withers
(Original)
Mack McCoy
Private Isiah Crowle
(Original)
Henderson Muziel
Private Peter Lazarus
(Original)
Brandon Peters
Lt. Col. Decker
(Original)
Hayes Prior
Private Grumbly
(Original)
John Remy
Private Anthony Caesar
(Original)
Elmore Sanders
Private Marc Samson
(Original)
Frank Shannon
Lieutenant Shard
(Original)
William Smith
Private Thomas Jackson
(Original)
Charles Stewart
Sentry No. 5
(Original)
Al Stokes
Private Dinkin
(Original)
Louis Teague
Private Joe Tompkins
(Original)
Anne Teeman
Julie Shaw
(Original)
Joseph Tiggs
Private Jeff Wendel
(Original)
Rudolph Toombs
Corporal Murphy
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Corporal Rivins
(Original)
Henry Whittemore
Major Hunt
(Original)
Frank Williams
Private Elisah Cunningham
(Original)
Harry Worth
Captain Brannan
(Original)
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Owen Davis
Writer
Charles L. Clifford
Based On The Novel By
William A. Brady
Staging
Producer
Robert Barnhart
Scenic Designer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
11
1934
Closing Date
Sep
30
1934
Performances
7
as of Dec 05, 2025
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